SW Bakersfield drug bust nets over 26,000 fentanyl pills, handgun, and cash; 1 arrested
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A significant narcotics investigation by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and the Kern County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (KC-HIDTA) culminated in a major drug bust Monday in southwest Bakersfield. The operation held on April 7, 2025, included a traffic stop and a search warrant execution in the 3100 […]
Midwest HIDTA recognizes CODE Task Force and FBI
Over a three-year period state, local and federal investigators worked together to investigate the trafficking of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl into western and central Nebraska. It culminated on January 23, 2024 with a large-scale take down operation involving 150 officers from 20 different law enforcement agencies. The code name for the investigation was “Let it Ride”. […]
United States Attorney’s Office and Task Force Honored for Dismantling Violent Criminal Enterprise
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Washington-Baltimore HIDTA has recognized two Assistant United States Attorneys from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia and members of the Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force for an investigation that dismantled a tri-state drug trafficking operation. Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard […]
Oklahoma report reveals surge in child marijuana use and missing 70 million pounds of pot
OKLAHOMA CITY- (KOKH) — Top drug enforcement officials released a new report Friday on the state of marijuana in Oklahoma. “Oklahoma has twelve times as many licensed growers as the state of Colorado, and Colorado has two million more people than what we have,” said Senator James Lankford. More marijuana being produced could be creating […]
Sheriff, Harder review fentanyl legislation
In a meeting Friday, March 21 at the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office, Rep. Josh Harder (CA-09) announced that he and Rep. Nathaniel Moran (TX-1) have introduced bipartisan legislation to expand the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program to surge support for law enforcement’s battle combating the deadly rise in drug trafficking. Harder was […]
Warrant served on Cowper Street in Missoula, no arrests made
MISSOULA, Mont. – Law enforcement agencies, including Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Detectives and Deputies, worked with the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task force to serve a warrant on Cowper Street in Missoula. During the operation, hazardous materials were found inside the residence. The HIDTA task force has confirmed that these materials pose no […]